Andres Malamud
Biographic Data
| ID | 661561 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andres Malamud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andres |
| FAMILY NAME | Malamud |
| SIGNATURE | MALAMUD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8838-1650 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 175 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
When populists meet: Presidential diplomacy and foreign policy in Latin America
In the 2000s, the literature depicted Brazil as an emerging power and a regional leader. From time to time, Venezuela was presented as a potential contender. Fast-forward to today: Venezuela endures economic bankruptcy and demographic collapse, whereas Brazil looks internally divided and much diminished on the international scene. Whatever happened? This article argues that the emergence of these South American states was an illusion created by p…
The institutionalization of “serial personalization” in Argentina's Peronist Party, 1983–2023
Objective The purpose of this article is to explain how Peronism, an allegedly personalist party, has managed to institutionalize its internal power struggles and its succession procedures since democratization in 1983. Methods The authors employ the common conceptual framework developed for this special issue. Evidence is drawn from public media, scholarly sources, and participant observation. A two‐tier approach to party adaptation is developed…
Portugal and Brazil
Relations between Portugal and Brazil are often characterized as much by political ambiguity as by a rhetoric that oscillates between fraternity in public speech, and condescendence in private conversation. These features can be found at the core of every advance and obstacle in the institutionalization of this bilateral relationship, and they help to explain the particularities of the political bond between Lisbon and Rio (initially) or Brasília…
Fluid paths to the cabinet in federal presidential systems: Argentina 1983–2020
The study of political careers has focused mainly on highly institutionalized systems. This article examines the extent to which the findings from this research agenda apply to more fluid settings, looking at trajectories to the national cabinet in a regime combining presidentialism and federalism: Argentina from 1983 to 2020. We propose an operationalization of political career that integrates five definitional dimensions, looks at full sequence…
Coup with Adjectives: Conceptual Stretching or Innovation in Comparative Research
Was Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff victim of a coup or removed through a legal process of impeachment? The heated debate on the 2016 ousting of Brazil’s president testifies to the growing controversy around the definition of coups. Focusing on Latin America, we show that the use of coups with adjectives have become more frequent in public and scholarly debates. Occurring at a time when coups are becoming rarer, we argue that this development i…
Is Brazil a Geoeconomic Node? Geography, Public Policy, and the Failure of Economic Integration in South America
Brazil has been labeled an anchor country, a leading area, and a regional power. Yet, even before the crisis triggered by Operation ‘Car Wash’ began, several scholars had called into question Brazil’s driving role in regional integration, stressing political challenges and economic weaknesses that hindered closer relationships among the South American countries. More optimistic research tends to concentrate on initiatives and visions of Brazil’s …
Presidential Delegation to Foreign Ministries: A Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (1946–2015)
When do presidents delegate policy-making authority to their foreign ministries? And is foreign policy unique in this respect? We posit that six international, national, and personal factors determine the opportunity and motivation of presidents to delegate, and then analyse the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico in 1946–2015. By applying fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we find that four combinations of factors are sufficient path…
The Policy-Making Capacity of Foreign Ministries in Presidential Regimes: A Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, 1946–2015
This article investigates the sources of foreign ministries’ policy-making capacity in presidential regimes. Using the concept of family resemblance, we argue that professionalization of the diplomatic corps is a necessary condition, whereas the institutional attributions of the ministry and the degree of presidential delegation are relevant but substitutable elements. The higher the scores on either of the latter dimensions, the stronger is the …
Naher Und Mittlerer Osten / Near and Middle East
Managing Security in a Zone of Peace: Brazil ́s Soft Approach to Regional Governance
Given Brazil’s regional prevalence, its low, late and soft investment in regional security governance appears puzzling. We approach the puzzle through an analysis of contextual features, institutional overlap and policy networks, especially regarding nuclear energy and the environment. Our findings show that Brazil’s behavior is explained by a combination of low regional risks, scarce domestic resources, a legalistic regional culture of dispute s…
A Few Non-Conclusive Thoughts about Foreign Policy and Social Demands
In an increasingly interdependent world, not only politics but also societies become ever more intertwined. Therefore, foreign policy-making is progressively influenced by domestic factors, not only in the country in question but also in others. This special issue seeks to shed light on the degree to which Latin American civil societies and social movements are shaping foreign policy. The provisional, though contested, answer is 'not much.'
Social Revolution or Political Takeover: The Argentine Collapse of 2001 Reassessed
In 1995 the Peronist party held the Argentine presidency, a comfortable majority in both congressional chambers, and most provincial governorships and municipalities. In 2013 the political landscape looked exactly the same. However, between 2001 and 2002 the country arguably went through its most serious crisis ever, which led to massive popular uprisings, the early resignation of two presidents, and the largest debt default in international hist…
What Determines Foreign Policy in Latin America? Systemic versus Domestic Factors in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, 1946-2008
Is it domestic politics or the international system that more decisively influences foreign policy? This article focuses on Latin America's three largest powers to identify patterns and compare outcomes in their relations with the regional hegemon, the United States. Through a statistical analysis of voting behavior in the UN General Assembly, we examine systemic variables (both realist and liberal) and domestic variables (institutional, ideologi…
Spillover Effects and Supranational Parliaments: The Case of Mercosur
‘Spillover’ refers to the inner dynamics whereby the members of a regional scheme feel compelled to either enlarging the scope or increasing the level of their mutual commitments or both. It is promoted by actions crystallized into institutions, whose performance creates demand for further action and incremental institution-building. In the case of the EU, the institutions commonly acknowledged as greatest ‘spillover promoters’ are the Commission…
Politólogos on the Run: Contrasting Paths to Internationalization of Southern Cone Political Scientists
Political scientists from the Southern Cone have enriched the discipline with pioneering work. Many of them went into exile for political reasons, and thus produced part of their work abroad. Although Latin American political science has professionalized since the 1980s, many scholars still emigrate for study and employment. Argentines most numerously seek academic careers abroad, while Brazil has many more domestic doctorates and returns home af…
Has Regionalism Peaked? The Latin American Quagmire and its Lessons
Since 1960, Latin American attempts at regionalism have undergone distinct phases. More notably, they have tended to diverge across space, gradually giving birth to separate blocs that seem to be tearing South, Central and North America apart. Additionally, within and across these regions several overlapping projects coexist. This article focuses on the dynamics of segmented and overlapping regionalism in order to describe what they look like, an…
An Old World Yet to Discover? European Studies in the Latin American Southern Cone
In spite of the strong historical links that connect Europe with South America, EU studies are underdeveloped in the latter region. This article takes stock of how European politics in general, and European integration in particular, are studied and taught in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in order to assess such paradox and evaluate its prospects
Introduction: Looking from the Outside in – How Europe is Studied Abroad
European Studies (ES), the academic field that deals with European issues in general and European integration in particular, is controversial by nature. For some, European integration is but an ideology. Others believe it to be an ‘n’ of 1 that cannot be compared or imitated. For the majority, European integration is a moving target and an unfinished undertaking, whereas a growing number of academics and pundits speak no longer of integration but…
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign PolicyI beg your pardon: Octavio wrote a book on what?! For those familiar with previous publications and career path of Amorim Neto - and there are many in Brazil as well as abroad - nothing could be more surprising than him writing a book on policy. Domestic institutions such as presidents, cabinets and parliaments had always been at core of his research, and articles in World Politics,…
Brasil: Fra Regionale nederlag til Global fremvekst
Brasils viktigste utenrikspolitiske ambisjon har lenge vaert a oppna internasjonal anerkjennelse i trad med sitt selvbilde som et «stort land» (Lima & Hirst 2006: 21). Denne enorme nasjonen, enten man ser pa territoriet, befolkningen eller okonomien, har blitt klassifisert som en fremvoksende stormakt i hvert fall siden 2001, da landet i en Goldman Sachs-rapport ble definert som et BRIC-land – ett av de fire fremvoksende markedene som er spadd a …
A Leader Without Followers? The Growing Divergence Between the Regional and Global Performance of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Brazilian diplomats and academics alike have long regarded regional leadership as a springboard to global recognition. Yet Brazil's foreign policy has not translated the country's structural and instrumental resources into effective regional leadership. Brazil's potential followers have not aligned with its main goals, such as a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Directorship-General of the World Trade Organization; some have even chal…
Latin American Regionalism and EU Studies
Outside Europe, nowhere but in Latin America have integration attempts and thinking developed so extensively across space and so consistently over time. This article introduces the historical waves of Latin American regionalism in order to discuss the theories applied to account for, and frequently advocate, regional integration. The aim is twofold: on the one hand, to assess the capacity to travel of theories that have been crafted for the EU; o…
Argentina: Turbulencia Económica, Polarización Social Y Realineamiento Político
El resultado de las elecciones parlamentarias de 2009 abrió un panorama complejo y difícil para la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Al obtener un tercio de los votos emitidos, perdió el control de la Cámara de Diputados por decisión de los electores y, más tarde, el del Senado por divisiones en su propia coalición. La crispación social generada por el gobierno contribuyó a aglutinar a la oposición, previamente fragmentada, en dos alianz…
Grupos de interés y consolidación de la democracia en Argentina (1983-1991)
En la última transición argentina, ni el régimen autoritario saliente ni el Gobierno democrático inaugural fomentaron un método corporativo de toma de decisiones. A ello se suma el hecho de que las asociaciones de interés presentaron históricamente una configuración asimétrica, con el capital exhibiendo una disposición pluralista y el trabajo una unificada pero dependiente del Estado. La llegada al Gobierno de un partido sin base laborista —aun s…
Are Regional Blocs Leading from Nation States to Global Governance: A Skeptical View from Latin America
Regionalism was once thought to be an intermediate step towardsglobal governance. Through it, nation states would gradually transfersovereignty upwards to the regional level. Regional groupings wouldtherefore constitute stepping stones, as opposed to stumbling blocs, in anincreasingly regionalized world system of governance
A Leader Without Followers? The Growing Divergence Between the Regional and Global Performance of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Brazilian diplomats and academics alike have long regarded regional leadership as a springboard to global recognition. Yet Brazil's foreign policy has not translated the country's structural and instrumental resources into effective regional leadership. Brazil's potential followers have not aligned with its main goals, such as a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Directorship-General of the World Trade Organization; some have even chal…
Mercosur Turns 15: Between Rising Rhetoric and Declining Achievement
Founded in 1991 as an intergovernmental association among four member countries, Mercosur is likely to begin 2006 as intergovernmental and with the same members as when it was founded. Political rhetoric notwithstanding, there has been little deepening and no enlargement in almost 15 years. There have been some achievements, however: increased regional interdependence and political cooperation. This article assesses how much Mercosur has achieved…
What Determines Foreign Policy in Latin America? Systemic versus Domestic Factors in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, 1946-2008
Is it domestic politics or the international system that more decisively influences foreign policy? This article focuses on Latin America's three largest powers to identify patterns and compare outcomes in their relations with the regional hegemon, the United States. Through a statistical analysis of voting behavior in the UN General Assembly, we examine systemic variables (both realist and liberal) and domestic variables (institutional, ideologi…
Latin American Regionalism and EU Studies
Outside Europe, nowhere but in Latin America have integration attempts and thinking developed so extensively across space and so consistently over time. This article introduces the historical waves of Latin American regionalism in order to discuss the theories applied to account for, and frequently advocate, regional integration. The aim is twofold: on the one hand, to assess the capacity to travel of theories that have been crafted for the EU; o…
Coup with Adjectives: Conceptual Stretching or Innovation in Comparative Research
Was Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff victim of a coup or removed through a legal process of impeachment? The heated debate on the 2016 ousting of Brazil’s president testifies to the growing controversy around the definition of coups. Focusing on Latin America, we show that the use of coups with adjectives have become more frequent in public and scholarly debates. Occurring at a time when coups are becoming rarer, we argue that this development i…
La Experiencia De Integracion Europea Y El Potencial De Integracion Del Mercosur
La experiencia de integración regional de la Unión Europea (UE) ha sido la más exitosa entre todos los intentos realizados en este sentido. Es, pues, la que más probablemente pueda brindar enseñanzas para aquellas regiones del mundo que se están iniciando en este complicado proceso. Por su parte, cabe afirmar que el Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) es, luego de la UE, el proyecto de integración regional que ha alcanzado un mayor grado de concreci…
Fluid paths to the cabinet in federal presidential systems: Argentina 1983–2020
The study of political careers has focused mainly on highly institutionalized systems. This article examines the extent to which the findings from this research agenda apply to more fluid settings, looking at trajectories to the national cabinet in a regime combining presidentialism and federalism: Argentina from 1983 to 2020. We propose an operationalization of political career that integrates five definitional dimensions, looks at full sequence…
Is Brazil a Geoeconomic Node? Geography, Public Policy, and the Failure of Economic Integration in South America
Brazil has been labeled an anchor country, a leading area, and a regional power. Yet, even before the crisis triggered by Operation ‘Car Wash’ began, several scholars had called into question Brazil’s driving role in regional integration, stressing political challenges and economic weaknesses that hindered closer relationships among the South American countries. More optimistic research tends to concentrate on initiatives and visions of Brazil’s …
Presidential Delegation to Foreign Ministries: A Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (1946–2015)
When do presidents delegate policy-making authority to their foreign ministries? And is foreign policy unique in this respect? We posit that six international, national, and personal factors determine the opportunity and motivation of presidents to delegate, and then analyse the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico in 1946–2015. By applying fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we find that four combinations of factors are sufficient path…
Argentina: Turbulencia Económica, Polarización Social Y Realineamiento Político
El resultado de las elecciones parlamentarias de 2009 abrió un panorama complejo y difícil para la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Al obtener un tercio de los votos emitidos, perdió el control de la Cámara de Diputados por decisión de los electores y, más tarde, el del Senado por divisiones en su propia coalición. La crispación social generada por el gobierno contribuyó a aglutinar a la oposición, previamente fragmentada, en dos alianz…
Managing Security in a Zone of Peace: Brazil ́s Soft Approach to Regional Governance
Given Brazil’s regional prevalence, its low, late and soft investment in regional security governance appears puzzling. We approach the puzzle through an analysis of contextual features, institutional overlap and policy networks, especially regarding nuclear energy and the environment. Our findings show that Brazil’s behavior is explained by a combination of low regional risks, scarce domestic resources, a legalistic regional culture of dispute s…
Parlamentos supranacionais na Europa e na América Latina: Entre O Fortalecimento E a Irrelevância
Nenhum processo de integração regional está isento de críticas sobre o seu alegado déficit democrático e/ou institucional. A razão destes déficits é, freqüentemente, apontada como uma conseqüência da escassa accountability e da falta de transparência dos sistemas de decisão em nível regional. Os diferentes blocos regionais têm tentado responder a um ou ambos dos déficits em causa, mediante uma variedade de métodos e opções institucionais. A mais …
Social Revolution or Political Takeover: The Argentine Collapse of 2001 Reassessed
In 1995 the Peronist party held the Argentine presidency, a comfortable majority in both congressional chambers, and most provincial governorships and municipalities. In 2013 the political landscape looked exactly the same. However, between 2001 and 2002 the country arguably went through its most serious crisis ever, which led to massive popular uprisings, the early resignation of two presidents, and the largest debt default in international hist…
Politólogos on the Run: Contrasting Paths to Internationalization of Southern Cone Political Scientists
Political scientists from the Southern Cone have enriched the discipline with pioneering work. Many of them went into exile for political reasons, and thus produced part of their work abroad. Although Latin American political science has professionalized since the 1980s, many scholars still emigrate for study and employment. Argentines most numerously seek academic careers abroad, while Brazil has many more domestic doctorates and returns home af…
The institutionalization of “serial personalization” in Argentina's Peronist Party, 1983–2023
Objective The purpose of this article is to explain how Peronism, an allegedly personalist party, has managed to institutionalize its internal power struggles and its succession procedures since democratization in 1983. Methods The authors employ the common conceptual framework developed for this special issue. Evidence is drawn from public media, scholarly sources, and participant observation. A two‐tier approach to party adaptation is developed…
Naher Und Mittlerer Osten / Near and Middle East
Introduction: Looking from the Outside in – How Europe is Studied Abroad
European Studies (ES), the academic field that deals with European issues in general and European integration in particular, is controversial by nature. For some, European integration is but an ideology. Others believe it to be an ‘n’ of 1 that cannot be compared or imitated. For the majority, European integration is a moving target and an unfinished undertaking, whereas a growing number of academics and pundits speak no longer of integration but…
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign PolicyI beg your pardon: Octavio wrote a book on what?! For those familiar with previous publications and career path of Amorim Neto - and there are many in Brazil as well as abroad - nothing could be more surprising than him writing a book on policy. Domestic institutions such as presidents, cabinets and parliaments had always been at core of his research, and articles in World Politics,…
Brasil: Fra Regionale nederlag til Global fremvekst
Brasils viktigste utenrikspolitiske ambisjon har lenge vaert a oppna internasjonal anerkjennelse i trad med sitt selvbilde som et «stort land» (Lima & Hirst 2006: 21). Denne enorme nasjonen, enten man ser pa territoriet, befolkningen eller okonomien, har blitt klassifisert som en fremvoksende stormakt i hvert fall siden 2001, da landet i en Goldman Sachs-rapport ble definert som et BRIC-land – ett av de fire fremvoksende markedene som er spadd a …
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Presidential Diplomacy and the Institutional Underpinnings of Mercosur: An Empirical Examination
The relative success of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) is a puzzle for most theories of regional integration. This is due to its having achieved remarkable progress in spite of lacking features such as significant levels of previous interdependence (demand factor) or major regional institutions (supply factor). To account for this puzzle, it has been claimed that the operation of MERCOSUR rests on presidential diplomacy. Such a mechanism i…
Mercosur Turns 15: Between Rising Rhetoric and Declining Achievement
Founded in 1991 as an intergovernmental association among four member countries, Mercosur is likely to begin 2006 as intergovernmental and with the same members as when it was founded. Political rhetoric notwithstanding, there has been little deepening and no enlargement in almost 15 years. There have been some achievements, however: increased regional interdependence and political cooperation. This article assesses how much Mercosur has achieved…
Parlamentos supranacionais na Europa e na América Latina: Entre O Fortalecimento E a Irrelevância
Nenhum processo de integração regional está isento de críticas sobre o seu alegado déficit democrático e/ou institucional. A razão destes déficits é, freqüentemente, apontada como uma conseqüência da escassa accountability e da falta de transparência dos sistemas de decisão em nível regional. Os diferentes blocos regionais têm tentado responder a um ou ambos dos déficits em causa, mediante uma variedade de métodos e opções institucionais. A mais …
La Experiencia De Integracion Europea Y El Potencial De Integracion Del Mercosur
La experiencia de integración regional de la Unión Europea (UE) ha sido la más exitosa entre todos los intentos realizados en este sentido. Es, pues, la que más probablemente pueda brindar enseñanzas para aquellas regiones del mundo que se están iniciando en este complicado proceso. Por su parte, cabe afirmar que el Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) es, luego de la UE, el proyecto de integración regional que ha alcanzado un mayor grado de concreci…
Are Regional Blocs Leading from Nation States to Global Governance: A Skeptical View from Latin America
Regionalism was once thought to be an intermediate step towardsglobal governance. Through it, nation states would gradually transfersovereignty upwards to the regional level. Regional groupings wouldtherefore constitute stepping stones, as opposed to stumbling blocs, in anincreasingly regionalized world system of governance
Democracy from Above: Regional Organizations and Democratization (review)
Grupos de interés y consolidación de la democracia en Argentina (1983-1991)
En la última transición argentina, ni el régimen autoritario saliente ni el Gobierno democrático inaugural fomentaron un método corporativo de toma de decisiones. A ello se suma el hecho de que las asociaciones de interés presentaron históricamente una configuración asimétrica, con el capital exhibiendo una disposición pluralista y el trabajo una unificada pero dependiente del Estado. La llegada al Gobierno de un partido sin base laborista —aun s…
Latin American Regionalism and EU Studies
Outside Europe, nowhere but in Latin America have integration attempts and thinking developed so extensively across space and so consistently over time. This article introduces the historical waves of Latin American regionalism in order to discuss the theories applied to account for, and frequently advocate, regional integration. The aim is twofold: on the one hand, to assess the capacity to travel of theories that have been crafted for the EU; o…
Argentina: Turbulencia Económica, Polarización Social Y Realineamiento Político
El resultado de las elecciones parlamentarias de 2009 abrió un panorama complejo y difícil para la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Al obtener un tercio de los votos emitidos, perdió el control de la Cámara de Diputados por decisión de los electores y, más tarde, el del Senado por divisiones en su propia coalición. La crispación social generada por el gobierno contribuyó a aglutinar a la oposición, previamente fragmentada, en dos alianz…
Brasil: Fra Regionale nederlag til Global fremvekst
Brasils viktigste utenrikspolitiske ambisjon har lenge vaert a oppna internasjonal anerkjennelse i trad med sitt selvbilde som et «stort land» (Lima & Hirst 2006: 21). Denne enorme nasjonen, enten man ser pa territoriet, befolkningen eller okonomien, har blitt klassifisert som en fremvoksende stormakt i hvert fall siden 2001, da landet i en Goldman Sachs-rapport ble definert som et BRIC-land – ett av de fire fremvoksende markedene som er spadd a …
A Leader Without Followers? The Growing Divergence Between the Regional and Global Performance of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Brazilian diplomats and academics alike have long regarded regional leadership as a springboard to global recognition. Yet Brazil's foreign policy has not translated the country's structural and instrumental resources into effective regional leadership. Brazil's potential followers have not aligned with its main goals, such as a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Directorship-General of the World Trade Organization; some have even chal…
Has Regionalism Peaked? The Latin American Quagmire and its Lessons
Since 1960, Latin American attempts at regionalism have undergone distinct phases. More notably, they have tended to diverge across space, gradually giving birth to separate blocs that seem to be tearing South, Central and North America apart. Additionally, within and across these regions several overlapping projects coexist. This article focuses on the dynamics of segmented and overlapping regionalism in order to describe what they look like, an…
An Old World Yet to Discover? European Studies in the Latin American Southern Cone
In spite of the strong historical links that connect Europe with South America, EU studies are underdeveloped in the latter region. This article takes stock of how European politics in general, and European integration in particular, are studied and taught in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in order to assess such paradox and evaluate its prospects
Introduction: Looking from the Outside in – How Europe is Studied Abroad
European Studies (ES), the academic field that deals with European issues in general and European integration in particular, is controversial by nature. For some, European integration is but an ideology. Others believe it to be an ‘n’ of 1 that cannot be compared or imitated. For the majority, European integration is a moving target and an unfinished undertaking, whereas a growing number of academics and pundits speak no longer of integration but…
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Power Matters: The Structural Sources of Brazilian Foreign PolicyI beg your pardon: Octavio wrote a book on what?! For those familiar with previous publications and career path of Amorim Neto - and there are many in Brazil as well as abroad - nothing could be more surprising than him writing a book on policy. Domestic institutions such as presidents, cabinets and parliaments had always been at core of his research, and articles in World Politics,…
Spillover Effects and Supranational Parliaments: The Case of Mercosur
‘Spillover’ refers to the inner dynamics whereby the members of a regional scheme feel compelled to either enlarging the scope or increasing the level of their mutual commitments or both. It is promoted by actions crystallized into institutions, whose performance creates demand for further action and incremental institution-building. In the case of the EU, the institutions commonly acknowledged as greatest ‘spillover promoters’ are the Commission…
Politólogos on the Run: Contrasting Paths to Internationalization of Southern Cone Political Scientists
Political scientists from the Southern Cone have enriched the discipline with pioneering work. Many of them went into exile for political reasons, and thus produced part of their work abroad. Although Latin American political science has professionalized since the 1980s, many scholars still emigrate for study and employment. Argentines most numerously seek academic careers abroad, while Brazil has many more domestic doctorates and returns home af…
Social Revolution or Political Takeover: The Argentine Collapse of 2001 Reassessed
In 1995 the Peronist party held the Argentine presidency, a comfortable majority in both congressional chambers, and most provincial governorships and municipalities. In 2013 the political landscape looked exactly the same. However, between 2001 and 2002 the country arguably went through its most serious crisis ever, which led to massive popular uprisings, the early resignation of two presidents, and the largest debt default in international hist…
What Determines Foreign Policy in Latin America? Systemic versus Domestic Factors in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, 1946-2008
Is it domestic politics or the international system that more decisively influences foreign policy? This article focuses on Latin America's three largest powers to identify patterns and compare outcomes in their relations with the regional hegemon, the United States. Through a statistical analysis of voting behavior in the UN General Assembly, we examine systemic variables (both realist and liberal) and domestic variables (institutional, ideologi…
A Few Non-Conclusive Thoughts about Foreign Policy and Social Demands
In an increasingly interdependent world, not only politics but also societies become ever more intertwined. Therefore, foreign policy-making is progressively influenced by domestic factors, not only in the country in question but also in others. This special issue seeks to shed light on the degree to which Latin American civil societies and social movements are shaping foreign policy. The provisional, though contested, answer is 'not much.'
Managing Security in a Zone of Peace: Brazil ́s Soft Approach to Regional Governance
Given Brazil’s regional prevalence, its low, late and soft investment in regional security governance appears puzzling. We approach the puzzle through an analysis of contextual features, institutional overlap and policy networks, especially regarding nuclear energy and the environment. Our findings show that Brazil’s behavior is explained by a combination of low regional risks, scarce domestic resources, a legalistic regional culture of dispute s…
The Policy-Making Capacity of Foreign Ministries in Presidential Regimes: A Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, 1946–2015
This article investigates the sources of foreign ministries’ policy-making capacity in presidential regimes. Using the concept of family resemblance, we argue that professionalization of the diplomatic corps is a necessary condition, whereas the institutional attributions of the ministry and the degree of presidential delegation are relevant but substitutable elements. The higher the scores on either of the latter dimensions, the stronger is the …
Naher Und Mittlerer Osten / Near and Middle East
Coup with Adjectives: Conceptual Stretching or Innovation in Comparative Research
Was Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff victim of a coup or removed through a legal process of impeachment? The heated debate on the 2016 ousting of Brazil’s president testifies to the growing controversy around the definition of coups. Focusing on Latin America, we show that the use of coups with adjectives have become more frequent in public and scholarly debates. Occurring at a time when coups are becoming rarer, we argue that this development i…
Political science (29 works) · Law (24 works) · Politics (23 works) · Economics (17 works) · International Development and Aid (16 works) · Political economy (16 works) · International Relations in Latin America (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Law (11 works) · Latin Americans (9 works)